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HB2350 • 2026
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Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2026
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 15, 2026
Re-assigned to Appropriations- Public Safety and Infrastructure
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
Assigned to Appropriations- Public Safety and Infrastructure
Arrive in Senate
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
Second Reading - Short Debate
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
Do Pass / Short Debate Police & Fire Committee ; 013-000-000
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
Assigned to Police & Fire Committee
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Gregg Johnson
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Full Text of HB2350 Home Legislation Full Text HB2350 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed Open PDF HB2350 Engrossed LRB104 05069 RTM 15097 b 1 AN ACT concerning local government. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera 5 Act is amended by changing Section 10-10 as follows: 6 (50 ILCS 706/10-10) 7 Sec. 10-10. Definitions. As used in this Act: 8 "Auxiliary officer" means an individual serving the police 9 agency of a municipality pursuant to Section 3.1-30-20 of the 10 Illinois Municipal Code or serving a county sheriff pursuant 11 to Section 3-6013 of the Counties Code. 12 "Badge" means an officer's department issued 13 identification number associated with his or her position as a 14 police officer with that department. 15 "Board" means the Illinois Law Enforcement Training 16 Standards Board created by the Illinois Police Training Act. 17 "Business offense" means a petty offense for which the 18 fine is in excess of $1,000. 19 "Community caretaking function" means a task undertaken by 20 a law enforcement officer in which the officer is performing 21 an articulable act unrelated to the investigation of a crime. 22 "Community caretaking function" includes, but is not limited 23 to, participating in town halls or other community outreach, HB2350 Engrossed - 2 - LRB104 05069 RTM 15097 b 1 helping a child find his or her parents, providing death 2 notifications, and performing in-home or hospital well-being 3 checks on the sick, elderly, or persons presumed missing. 4 "Community caretaking function" excludes law 5 enforcement-related encounters or activities. 6 "Fund" means the Law Enforcement Camera Grant Fund. 7 "In uniform" means a law enforcement officer who is 8 wearing any officially authorized uniform designated by a law 9 enforcement agency, or a law enforcement officer who is 10 visibly wearing articles of clothing, a badge, tactical gear, 11 gun belt, a patch, or other insignia that he or she is a law 12 enforcement officer acting in the course of his or her duties. 13 "Law enforcement officer" or "officer" means any person 14 employed by a State, county, municipality, special district, 15 college, unit of government, or any other entity authorized by 16 law to employ peace officers or exercise police authority and 17 who is primarily responsible for the prevention or detection 18 of crime and the enforcement of the laws of this State. "Law 19 enforcement officer" or "officer" includes an auxiliary 20 officer assigned to public service. 21 "Law enforcement agency" means all State agencies with law 22 enforcement officers, county sheriff's offices, municipal, 23 special district, college, or unit of local government police 24 departments. 25 "Law enforcement-related encounters or activities" 26 include, but are not limited to, traffic stops, pedestrian HB2350 Engrossed - 3 - LRB104 05069 RTM 15097 b 1 stops, arrests, searches, interrogations, investigations, 2 pursuits, crowd control, traffic control, non-community 3 caretaking interactions with an individual while on patrol, or 4 any other instance in which the officer is enforcing the laws 5 of the municipality, county, or State. "Law 6 enforcement-related encounter or activities" does not include 7 when the officer is completing paperwork alone, is 8 participating in training in a classroom setting, or is only 9 in the presence of another law enforcement officer. 10 "Minor traffic offense" means a petty offense, business 11 offense, or Class C misdemeanor under the Illinois Vehicle 12 Code or a similar provision of a municipal or local ordinance. 13 "Officer-worn body camera" means an electronic camera 14 system for creating, generating, sending, receiving, storing, 15 displaying, and processing audiovisual recordings that may be 16 worn about the person of a law enforcement officer. 17 "Peace officer" has the meaning provided in Section 2-13 18 of the Criminal Code of 2012. 19 "Petty offense" means any offense for which a sentence of 20 imprisonment is not an authorized disposition. 21 "Recording" means the process of capturing data or 22 information stored on a recording medium as required under 23 this Act. 24 "Recording medium" means any recording medium authorized 25 by the Board for the retention and playback of recorded audio 26 and video including, but not limited to, VHS, DVD, hard drive, HB2350 Engrossed - 4 - LRB104 05069 RTM 15097 b 1 cloud storage, solid state, digital, flash memory technology, 2 or any other electronic medium. 3 (Source: P.A. 102-1104, eff. 12-6-22.) 4 Section 10. The Law Enforcement Camera Grant Act is 5 amended by changing Sections 5 and 10 as follows: 6 (50 ILCS 707/5) 7 Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: 8 "Auxiliary officer" means an individual serving the police 9 agency of a municipality pursuant to Section 3.1-30-20 of the 10 Illinois Municipal Code or serving a county sheriff pursuant 11 to Section 3-6013 of the Counties Code. 12 "Board" means the Illinois Law Enforcement Training 13 Standards Board created by the Illinois Police Training Act. 14 "In-car video camera" means a video camera located in a 15 law enforcement patrol vehicle. 16 "In-car video camera recording equipment" means a video 17 camera recording system located in a law enforcement patrol 18 vehicle consisting of a camera assembly, recording mechanism, 19 and an in-car video recording medium. 20 "In uniform" means a law enforcement officer who is 21 wearing any officially authorized uniform designated by a law 22 enforcement agency, or a law enforcement officer who is 23 visibly wearing articles of clothing, badge, tactical gear, 24 gun belt, a patch, or other insignia indicating that he or she HB2350 Engrossed - 5 - LRB104 05069 RTM 15097 b 1 is a law enforcement officer acting in the course of his or her 2 duties. 3 "Law enforcement officer" or "officer" means any person 4 employed by a unit of local government or an Illinois public 5 university as a policeman, peace officer or in some like 6 position involving the enforcement of the law and protection 7 of the public interest at the risk of that person's life. 8 "Officer-worn body camera" means an electronic camera 9 system for creating, generating, sending, receiving, storing, 10 displaying, and processing audiovisual recordings that may be 11 worn about the person of a law enforcement officer. 12 "Recording" means the process of capturing data or 13 information stored on a recording medium as required under 14 this Act. 15 "Recording medium" means any recording medium authorized 16 by the Board for the retention and playback of recorded audio 17 and video including, but not limited to, VHS, DVD, hard drive, 18 cloud storage, solid state, digital, flash memory technology, 19 or any other electronic medium. 20 "Unit of local government" has the meaning ascribed to it 21 in Section 1 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution. 22 (Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-699, eff. 4-19-22.) 23 (50 ILCS 707/10) 24 Sec. 10. Law Enforcement Camera Grant Fund; creation, 25 rules. HB2350 Engrossed - 6 - LRB104 05069 RTM 15097 b 1 (a) The Law Enforcement Camera Grant Fund is created as a 2 special fund in the State treasury. From appropriations to the 3 Board from the Fund, the Board must make grants to units of 4 local government in Illinois and Illinois public universities 5 for the purpose of (1) purchasing or leasing in-car video 6 cameras for use in law enforcement vehicles, (2) purchasing or 7 leasing officer-worn body cameras and associated technology 8 for law enforcement officers and auxiliary officers , and (3) 9 training for law enforcement officers and auxiliary officers 10 in the operation of the cameras. Grants under this Section may 11 be used to offset data storage and related licensing costs for 12 officer-worn body cameras. For the purposes of this Section, 13 "purchasing or leasing" includes providing funding to units of 14 local government in advance that can be used to obtain this 15 equipment rather than only for reimbursement of purchased 16 equipment. 17 Moneys received for the purposes of this Section, 18 including, without limitation, fee receipts and gifts, grants, 19 and awards from any public or private entity, must be 20 deposited into the Fund. Any interest earned on moneys in the 21 Fund must be deposited into the Fund. 22 (b) The Board may set requirements for the distribution of 23 grant moneys and determine which law enforcement agencies are 24 eligible. 25 (b-5) The Board shall consider compliance with the Uniform 26 Crime Reporting Act as a factor in awarding grant moneys. HB2350 Engrossed - 7 - LRB104 05069 RTM 15097 b 1 (c) (Blank). 2 (d) (Blank). 3 (e) (Blank). 4 (f) (Blank). 5 (g) (Blank). 6 (h) (Blank). 7 (Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-1104, eff. 12-6-22; 8 103-588, eff. 7-1-24.) Footer Disclaimer This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. Contact ILGA Webmaster ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing to browse ILGA.gov you consent to our use of cookies. Read About Cookies ILGA.GOV 2026 ILGA.gov | All Rights Reserved | ADA | Disclaimers | Learn This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. Contact ILGA Webmaster ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing to browse ILGA.gov you consent to our use of cookies. 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